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Milostné pletky Nathaniela P.
by Adelle Waldman
"Life is too short to read bad books."
I follow this advice gladly.
I made it about 100 pages in before I couldn't stand it any longer. [b:The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.|16045140|The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.|Adelle Waldman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1361026301s/16045140.jpg|21823357] reminded me of a grown up version of a John Green novel. Change the setting from high school to New York, from teenagers to thirty-somethings (well, the maincharacter at least) and keep the superior geeks and their writing aspirations.
The novel follows Nate, who is your average entitled man who likes to lecture every woman he meets. When he incidentally meets a girl who stands up to him, he is baffled and intruiged. Interestingly, he claims to be raised by a feminist mother and says he knows his way around feminism. Well, that's something you can't tell by reading the novel. To me, it was offensive, in it's way if implying how girls should be, should look, should behave. Misogynistic in tone, writing style, thought and theme. It was a sickening reading experience.
Turned out I'm not the only Goodreads reviewer with the same thoughts regarding this novel.
Please fellow feminist book lovers, do NOT read this. (And in the mean time give me a feminist recommendation. In need of one.)
I follow this advice gladly.
I made it about 100 pages in before I couldn't stand it any longer. [b:The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.|16045140|The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.|Adelle Waldman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1361026301s/16045140.jpg|21823357] reminded me of a grown up version of a John Green novel. Change the setting from high school to New York, from teenagers to thirty-somethings (well, the maincharacter at least) and keep the superior geeks and their writing aspirations.
The novel follows Nate, who is your average entitled man who likes to lecture every woman he meets. When he incidentally meets a girl who stands up to him, he is baffled and intruiged. Interestingly, he claims to be raised by a feminist mother and says he knows his way around feminism. Well, that's something you can't tell by reading the novel. To me, it was offensive, in it's way if implying how girls should be, should look, should behave. Misogynistic in tone, writing style, thought and theme. It was a sickening reading experience.
Turned out I'm not the only Goodreads reviewer with the same thoughts regarding this novel.
Please fellow feminist book lovers, do NOT read this. (And in the mean time give me a feminist recommendation. In need of one.)